Compilers problem having with EVALUATE

Pankaj Gupta · New User Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Bangalore

I am writing cobol programs which it is not compiling. It is a problem with the statement EVALUATE. So I am told that here we are using something called OSVS cobols which does not recognise EVALUATE. But I think the compiler is made compatible backwards so that it will always be compiling the newest cobol languages so there must be some other problem why it will not recognise EVALUATE.

Thank you for your help.

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:14 pm

Show us the COBOL code and the error messages.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:16 pm

without attending to your comment about backwards compatibility, which made no sense:

what error are you receiving on your compile listing?

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 11:27 pm

Hello,

Pankaj Gupta · New User Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Bangalore

I have attaching my code and the compiling problems:

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:48 pm

Pankaj Gupta,

I apologize. I thought that I was the only one working at shops with antique op-systems.

you are stuck. you need to use a nested if (or a GOTO ON - sorry, that was intended as a joke.)

Pankaj Gupta · New User Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Bangalore

Thank you very much sir, but why am I having to use a nested if and not an evaluate? Evaluate is in the fine manual and I think I have coded it correctly.

Thank you again.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:08 am

Hello,

Please post the info from the top of the compile - it will show the version of the compiler you are using.

It is possible that you have a manual that is more current than the compiler that is actually on your system. It might also be that the compiler on your system is missing some updates. Is ther any chance that your jcl is using an obsolete compile proc/jcl - if an old compiler was still on the system, but not to be used any more, it might still be executable and could cause your problem.

Are you you using "your own" compile jcl or is your compile job generated for you?

I'd suggest you talk with others on your project and/or the people who support the compiler and make sure you are using the correct libraries, names, parms, etc.

When you post data, code, jcl, etc, please use the "Code" tag and not attach a screen shot. The screen shot wastes a lot of space and is much harder to read. You can copy/paste from your screen to the Reply Panel.

CICS Guy · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:11 am

Pankaj Gupta · New User Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Bangalore

Now I am told we must not be using the EVALUATES. I do not know why this is being but we must not be using. I think it would be better to fix the problem but this must be for systems programmers not the cobols programmers.

So thank you for all your helpful.

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Oh well, I wonder what compiler he was using?

CICS Guy · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:23 pm

A compiler that has options that disallow certain verbs from being used by lowly application programmers?

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:35 pm

Pankaj Gupta · New User Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Bangalore

This question still is troubling to me but I am thinking I have a fine plan to solve what it is happening.
If I can be xpediting the compiler while it is compiling my program then I will be seeing at what point it is when the compiler does not liking my EVALUATE statement. This is being a dark shot but I am thinking it will work if I can locate where is a compile listing for the compiling program.
If someone would be kind to please elaborate on where exactly which system library the listings are being then I can solve this strange mystery for all and once.
Thank you all very much.

Douglas Wilder · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:27 am

The error messages you already showed us are from the compile listing (like IKF1227I-I), this comes out of the SYSPRINT DD of the compile step. We just need to see the first few lines of that listing. For example my compile listing starts with:

dick scherrer · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:32 am

Hello,

If my memory is still active, i believe the IKF messages are from the old COBOL II compiler.